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Job Description Summary:
Join Fenwick's AI Innovation team as an AI Enablement Intern, supporting attorneys and business professionals in getting the most out of the firm's consolidated AI tech stack.
The AI Enablement Intern works directly with end users, coaching them through specific workflows, maintaining lightweight reference materials, and running structured comparative testing across the firm's AI platforms. The role also supports forward-looking evaluation of new features and helps ensure that governance and token-management guardrails are built into finished skills and workflows.
The ideal candidate is a current law student with a genuine interest in applied AI tools and legal technology, strong communication skills, and the patience and clarity to help colleagues build new habits around AI-assisted work.
Job Description:
End-User AI Enablement & Support
- Provide 1:1 support to attorneys and business professionals on specific, defined workflows within the firm's consolidated AI tech stack.
- Field and resolve end-user questions on prompting technique and tool usage, scoped to the firm's supported platforms.
- Build and maintain lightweight reference materials, such as quick guides, to support self-service adoption.
Comparative Testing & Documentation
- Run structured, comparative testing across the firm's AI platforms (e.g., context-window behavior and other capability differences across Claude, Harvey, and Legora).
- Document findings and surface themes, trends, and triage priorities to the Director, AI Innovation & Operations.
Frontier Feature Support & Governance
- Conduct forward-looking testing of new AI features and platform releases in support of the firm's frontier evaluation efforts.
- Implement governance, business, and token-management guardrails into finished AI skills and workflows, as directed by the Director, AI Innovation & Operations and the broader AI Innovation team.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstrated interest in applied AI tools and their use in legal practice.
- Comfortable using and troubleshooting generative AI platforms (e.g., Claude, Harvey, Legora) at an end-user level.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Detail-oriented, with the ability to document findings and testing results in a structured, repeatable way.
- Comfortable working 1:1 with attorneys and business professionals at varying levels of technical comfort.
- Prior experience supporting end users or colleagues through software or technology adoption.
- Coursework, research, or hands-on exposure to prompt engineering or generative AI tools.
- Interest in legal technology, legal operations, or AI enablement/adoption as a career path.
- Currently enrolled in a college degree program.
The anticipated pay rate is $21 to $25 per hour.
Benefits and Compensation Details:
At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.
The anticipated range for this position is:
$1 - $1,500,000
Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.
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Get Access To All JobsAI Intern CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an AI Intern role qualify for CPT authorization?
An AI Intern role qualifies for CPT if the work is an integral part of your enrolled curriculum and your DSO approves it. Roles involving machine learning research, data pipeline development, or NLP model evaluation typically connect to computer science, data science, or engineering programs. Your DSO will review the offer letter and confirm the curriculum tie before issuing the CPT authorization on your I-20.
Can I do a remote AI internship on CPT?
Yes, remote CPT is permitted under F-1 regulations as long as your DSO authorizes the position and your I-20 reflects the correct employer and work location. USCIS guidance allows remote work for CPT, but your school's own policies may require the employer to be U.S.-based. Confirm your institution's remote CPT rules with your DSO before accepting a fully remote offer.
How do I find AI Intern employers who understand CPT?
Browse Migrate Mate to identify employers with a history of hiring international students in technical roles. Companies with established internship programs in AI and machine learning are more likely to have HR teams familiar with I-20 amendments, offer letter requirements, and CPT start-date constraints. Targeting these employers shortens the onboarding process significantly.
What happens if my CPT authorization expires before the internship ends?
Working past your CPT end date on your I-20 is an unauthorized employment violation that can affect your F-1 status. If your project extends, your DSO must issue a new I-20 amendment before the current authorization expires. Coordinate with your supervisor and DSO at least two to three weeks before your listed end date to initiate the extension paperwork.
Does CPT use count against my OPT eligibility for AI roles after graduation?
Only if you use 12 or more months of full-time CPT. Full-time CPT totaling a year or more eliminates your post-completion OPT eligibility entirely, which matters significantly for AI roles where H-1B visa sponsorship often follows OPT. Part-time CPT, regardless of duration, does not reduce OPT eligibility. Track your cumulative full-time CPT hours carefully across all semesters.